Valencian Seafood Paella
Details
- Servings:   4
- Diet:   High-Fiber
- Meal:   lunch, dinner
- Dish:   main course
Cuisine
- mediterranean
Ingredients
- 1 medium yellow onion, finely chopped
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 dried bay leaf
- 2 tomatoes, peeled and chopped (or 1 15oz can diced tomatoes, drained)
- 4 canned artichoke hearts, quartered
- 3 roasted red peppers, cut into thin strips
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon sweet paprika
- dash of cayenne pepper (optional; for heat)
- A generous pinch of saffron threads (about 30 threads or a scant ½ tsp)
- 2 cups whole grain rice (traditionally short-grain rice such as Arborio or Valencia is used, but Basmati, Jasmine, and Brown can be substituted)
- 3 cups low-sodium chicken broth, plus more if needed
- 1 cup dry white wine (plus 1/2 cup; see note below)
- 16 jumbo shrimp in their shells
- 16 mussels, scrubbed and debearded
- Salt and pepper, to taste
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